Lingle to go to Bush's cabinet?

[Miulang]

Re: Bush v. Kerry in Hawaii

What cabinet position do you think she's qualified for? Not to denigrate her (much), but I can't think of a single one. Labor? EPA? Nah.

Maybe Dept. of the Interior. She can claim some experience with indigenous peoples (the kanaka maoli) and the bureaucracy that runs it (OHA).

Miulang

[mel]

Re: Bush v. Kerry in Hawaii

Governor Lingle intends to serve her full term and run for re-election in 2006.

From the Honolulu Star-Bulletin:

Lingle would turn down potential Cabinet post

At a Thursday news conference announcing a campaign visit tomorrow by Vice President Dick Cheney to Hawaii, Lingle was asked whether she would accept a national post.

"No, I wouldn't," she said.

"People honored us by giving us this opportunity, and we're going to fulfill it," she said. "We have a lot of important issues that we're involved with," she said, including continuing to turn around the economy, increasing public safety and reforming education.

[Konaguy]

Re: Bush v. Kerry in Hawaii

Governor Lingle intends to serve her full term and run for re-election in 2006.

That is very encouraging news.She currently has my vote if she runs again in 2006.

[Kalihiboy]

Re: Bush v. Kerry in Hawaii

That is very encouraging news.She currently has my vote if she runs again in 2006.

I am curious why do you think she deserves re-election? I'm 100% Democrat, but to be honest I cant think of anything bad or good to say about her at this mid-term point.

KalihiBoy

[pzarquon]

Re: Lingle to go to Bush's cabinet?

Though you wouldn't know it (given that I've been crammed into Mel's "liberal haven" pigeonhole), even though I reliably lean Democrat I voted for Lingle and, so far, would do so again. I could do without the Bush stumping and the implied - if not implemented - Republican stance on some issues, but as a governor and as a check on a heavily Democratic legislature, she gets good marks from me.

With all the D.C. hobnobbing she's done lately, I can see where Miulang gets her suspicions. And given that the question was asked, it's not an off-the-wall theory.

I am glad, however, that Lingle is now on record saying she'll stay on the job and do the work that needs to be done. Hawaii has had more than its share of mid-term political job-hopping, and it's benefited no one but politicians. Whatever happens tomorrow, nationally and locally, I think I'll feel mostly relief that Lingle - and public servants in general - can stop posturing and preening and get back to work.

[Kalihiboy]

Re: Lingle to go to Bush's cabinet?

Anyone catch Linda Lingle and Triumph from the Conan O'Brian show a few weeks back? Lingle was in top form praising Bush and the GOP and not letting Triumph get to her so to speak:

http://www.gruntle.org/insub/files/m..._spinalley.mov

KalihiBoy